Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In December 2021, 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields invited a Bumble date to her home. The next morning, her date called 911 to say she wasn’t breathing. Police decided not to investigate her death, but her family believes her death is manslaughter or murder. What happened to Lauren?  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.buzzk...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2016, Mirna Salihin met her college friend for coffee, along with a mutual friend. Moments after sipping her iced coffee, Mirna fell unconscious and started convulsing. Within an hour, she died. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://oddentitypod.podbean.com/   Episode Source List: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-27...

Send us Fan Mail In December 2012, fear spread through New York City after two men were pushed in front of subway trains. Sunando Sen was in NYC earning a Ph. D. in Economics while running a print shop and doing humanitarian work to support fellow Hindus. He was on his way into Manhattan when a stranger pushed him to his death.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth....

Send us Fan Mail In January 2017, 12-year-old Ezekiel "Zeke" Holmes attacked his mother Pamela Wolosz and his sister Lydia Holmes with a knife in their comfortable home in Ashland, Oregon, ending his mother's extraordinary life.  What caused him to snap? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-billi...

Send us Fan Mail In May 2017, Kendrex White approached a group of fellow University of Texas students, carrying a large Bowie knife. He stabbed four students, killing Harrison Brown. The reason behind the attack makes this case even more heartbreaking. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://anchor.fm/saturdaysarefortheghouls   Episode Source List:...

Send us Fan Mail In August 2016, Geneva Gomez went to stay with her mother after a breakup. Two days later, her ex-boyfriend found her splayed out on her mother’s floor, as though she’d been crucified. A crucifix rested on her chest, religious artifacts filled her mouth, and her mother mumbled something about the devil. But this crime had nothing to do with the devil.  Patreon: https://www.patreon...

Send us Fan Mail In April 2016, Roylynn “Lynn” Rides Horse went to a saloon with her boyfriend Eric. The morning after, a rancher found her clinging to life on the side of the road on the outskirts of the Crow Agency Reservation in Montana. Although police originally suspected her abusive partner, the truth about what happened to Lynn would eventually reveal that she accepted help from the wrong p...

Send us Fan Mail In October 2009, Kimberly Cates and her daughter Jaimie were sleeping peacefully in the master bedroom of their family’s remote New Hampshire home. At around 4:00 a.m., four teen boys crept into the dark house and attacked the mother and daughter as they slept. It was a night of horror that reminds us all that sometimes there’s nothing you can do to prevent the worst things from h...

Send us Fan Mail In May 2020, the English city of Havant was under COVID-19 lockdown, and 16-year-old Louise Smith had just moved into a 1-bedroom flat shared by her aunt and uncle. The past few years had been hard for Louise, with her parents divorce, a sexual-assault, and teenage hormones. Unfortunately, her new home wouldn’t be the safe haven she needed. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badacts...

Send us Fan Mail On July 7, 2021, 23-year-old Chandler Halderson reported his parents Bart and Krista Halderson missing. The next day, police recovered part of their remains. Something horrible had happened in the Halderson household.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://linktr.ee/mpodcastio  Episode Source List: https://bloximages.chicago2.vip...

Send us Fan Mail In 2019, 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez left school to pick up some free baby clothes before picking up her son from daycare. Marlen was weeks from delivering her second baby with her husband. Horrifically, she was in the clutches of alleged predator Clarisa Figueroa.   https://www.patreon.com/badactspod https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.addictedtocrime.org/   Sources https...

Send us Fan Mail In June 2021, 51-year-old James Garcia, whose nickname was Rabbit, was in Apodaca Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico. There, he encountered 25-year-old Joel Arciniega-Saenz, who believed a wild misconception about Garcia. He decided he wanted revenge -- which ended with him playing soccer with Garcia's head. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.net...

Send us Fan Mail On November 14, 2015, 23-year-old Katie lay on a blanket outside an Austin, TX apartment complex watching the sunrise. When she closed her eyes for a moment, 17-year-old Pearl Moen crept from the bushes and attacked her. Later, the teen wrote about the murder in her diary, saying, “It was absolutely fantastic. Murder gives me a high unlike any other.” Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Send us Fan Mail In July 2017, Eric Torrez went to San Angelo, Texas for a job. He never returned. His ex and her new husband conspired with three others to carry out a diabolical plan to get Eric's daughter.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-billings-presents-haunted-apartment-complex/id1572711048   E...

Send us Fan Mail In August 2016, Karina Vetrano went on a run in a park near her home in Queens, New York. She never returned. Six months later, police announced they had their killer. But many believe Chanel Lewis is innocent, despite trace DNA. Did he do it? Did Karina get justice? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://www.freakyfridayspodcast....

Send us Fan Mail In January 2017, 16-year-old Hunter Schaap called 911 and told the dispatcher he and his family members Christale Careaga and Johnathon Higgins were dying. Two days later, authorities found his stepfather Johnny Careaga shot to death in a burning truck. What happened? UPDATE: Three men have been convicted of murdering the Careaga Family. We're going to release an update episo...

Send us Fan Mail In January 2018, 26-year-old Kristen Martin met up with a client on a scenic canyon roadway. That night, she disappeared. After months of searching, authorities made a horrific discovery. What happened after she went to meet Robert Koehler?  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: https://linktr.ee/offbeatworm   Episode Source List: https:...

Send us Fan Mail On August 13, 2016, someone shot into the Ugwuh family home, killing 9-year-old Jayden Ugwuh  and his 8-year-old cousin Montell Ross.  While the family still awaited justice, 16-year-old Jayson "JayJay" Ugwuh died from gunshots fired as he walked down the Kansas City streets. As the family struggled to cope with the tragedy, JayJay and Jayden's 21-year-old sister Ti...

Send us Fan Mail On September 8, 2010, Marti Hill was about to leave for work when she heard someone at her door. For most of that morning,  Marti lay in her basement in a pool of blood. When Marti didn't show up to work, her concerned coworkers took immediate action that saved Marti's life.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Supernatural S...

Send us Fan Mail September 2006 marked a new chapter for 51-year-old Susan Walters, known as Susan Kuhnhausen at the time. Susan, an emergency room nurse, had just made the decision to divorce her toxic husband Mike Kuhnhausen, so her life was on an upswing. That is, until she arrived home one day and found herself face-to-face with hammer-wielding hitman Ed Haffey.   Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Send us Fan Mail Hey Bad Acts listeners! Danielle's mother passed away on New Year's Eve, so we need another week before we resume regular episodes. We're sharing this episode from one of our sister podcasts on the Podmoth Network this week. We miss you! A dark underbelly of crime and corruption lay hidden beneath Sydney’s polite society in the 70s and 80s. Criminals and cops worked...

Send us Fan Mail On Christmas 2017, Donald Moon, Sr. and Joyce Moon were at the home they shared with their youngest son, Todd Moon, and their 8-year-old twin grandchildren.  That afternoon, the Moons' daughter Jennifer received a phone call from her brother Todd, asking her to come get his kids. Jennifer arrived to find Todd and Joyce embroiled in a fight that ended with a deadly decision. (...

Send us Fan Mail On Christmas Day 2016, Tricia McCauley left her home to attend a friend's Christmas party but never arrived. The next day, a dogwalker spotted her missing vehicle, leading police right to the man who took her.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Episode Source List: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-pleads-guilty-first-...

Send us Fan Mail On Christmas Eve 2010, 12-year-old Jonathan Foster was home alone while his mother worked. When 44-year-old Mona Nelson knocked on his door, he told her his mother said not to let anyone inside. After a frightening phone call, Jonathan's mother rushed home, only to find her son gone. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Episode Source...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! We're taking Thanksgiving off, so we thought you'd enjoy an episode from our sister pod!  Anything Bones Episode 45: Exaggeration and Exhumation Katelyn and Sophie discuss the life, alleged crimes, death and exhumation of notorious serial killer, H.H. Holmes. For links to the sources used for this episode and more, please visit anythingbonespodcast.squaresp...